Out in the hills beyond the Eternal City, the car was delightful to drive, coping competently with small country roads and fast autostrada alike. |
Richard Tomlinson is racing down the autostrada just outside Rimini with two Italian secret service men tailing him. |
This journey north from the airport uses the A3 autostrada and takes about 1 hour. |
Within minutes they were on the autostrada heading for Siena. |
A long test drive in Italy confirmed the new model's all-round competence both on autostrada and twisty country roads. |
We went counterclockwise around the island, along the EU-funded autostrada, to the southwest, through traditional mafia country. |